HSV Maloo Breaks UK Record

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HSV Maloo breaks UK record

By Carsguide team
Carsguide
12 November 2012

An Australian-made Holden Special Vehicles Maloo ute has broken a record in Britain.

The HSV Maloo, sold in the UK as the Vauxhall VXR pick-up, now holds the record for the fastest light commercial vehicle on a Worcestershire hill climb track called Shelsley Walsh (try saying that after a few beers).

Somewhat appropriately, it was ex-pat Australian Steve Cropley, who is Autocar magazine’s editor-in-chief, who drove the brutish ute. “The plan was not just to set an LCV record time at Shelsley, but make it respectable enough to stick for a while,” Cropley says.

“Despite the track being dampish, and littered with wildlife that thought the hillclimb season had ended, we managed a 38.65 second run. The Maloo’s huge torque, decent launch control and easy handling made the whole experience less of a chore than it should have been, too.
http://www.carsguide.com.au/news-and...eaks_uk_record

[mik]

Go the aussie ute !

[jmack]

fastest light commercial ,what was it up against hilux,ammerok etc,yes its good that it was quick but how many performance utes are out there

[Buntz]

Originally Posted by jmack

fastest light commercial ,what was it up against hilux,ammerok etc,yes its good that it was quick but how many performance utes are out there

Yeah.... second place must have taken like... three minutes.

[FGII-XR6]

they need to ship a GT ute over there that would blow their minds

[nstg8a]

Originally Posted by au3xr6

they need to ship a GT ute over there that would blow their minds

Ford would need to build one first.

[Tysonv48]

Originally Posted by nstg8a

Ford would need to build one first.

Probably means gs ute

[Tysonv48]

How much do they sell it for
Couldn't find it on the vxr site

[Glen 5150]

Originally Posted by Tysonv48

How much do they sell it for
Couldn't find it on the vxr site

http://www.vauxhall.co.uk/microsite/...and-maloo.html

http://www.independent.co.uk/life-st...o-7941854.html

[BigAL_250]

I wonder if they'd ever tried taking that Ford Transit with the XJ220 drivetrain. Though I don't think that's set up for corners...

[XD 351 Ute]

Originally Posted by BigAL_250

I wonder if they'd ever tried taking that Ford Transit with the XJ220 drivetrain. Though I don't think that's set up for corners...

Supervan Four perhaps?

Ed

[T3man]

good effort ... but it only had to run for less than 40 secs. My Ford ute can run flat out ALL DAY!

[99AUXR]

GT-Rspec comes close . . .

[nstg8a]

Originally Posted by 99AUXR

GT-Rspec comes close . . .

To?








Stupid minimum letter limit

[Bossxr8]

Just don't mention that it was the only commercial vehicle to EVER run the course.

Its not hard to hold a record when you are the only competitor. FAIL.

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

Just don't mention that it was the only commercial vehicle to EVER run the course.

Its not hard to hold a record when you are the only competitor. FAIL.

Originally Posted by 1TUFFUTE

no one else has run the course....WHAT A LAME **** STORY

Where did you guys get this info from, I still cant find anything that says that the Maloo was the only Ute to ever run this Hillclimb.

Putup or shutup please.

[351capri]

for a minute there i thought it might have broken the record for the most overpriced bucket of ***** made by gm. oh well.

[Bossxr8]

Originally Posted by GasOLane

Where did you guys get this info from, I still cant find anything that says that the Maloo was the only Ute to ever run this Hillclimb.

Putup or shutup please.

News - Vauxhall Maloo HSV Maloo smokes hill-climb course

Record: Australian-born Autocar editor-in-chief Steve Cropley drove the Vauxhall Maloo to glory at the 107-year-old Shelsley Walsh tack.

Vauxhall-badged HSV Maloo the first LCV to tackle UK hill-climb
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By MIKE COSTELLO
A VAUXHALL-badged HSV Maloo ute driven by Australian-born, UK-based magazine veteran Steve Cropley has become the first light commercial vehicle to tackle the world’s oldest purpose-built motorsport venue.

The Autocar editor-in-chief drove the 317kW/550Nm 6.2-litre V8 UK-spec Vauxhall Maloo – GM’s UK arm sells the Aussie icon on a special-order basis, with three sold so far this year – up the 1000-yard (914 metre), 107-year old Shelsley Walsh hill-climb in Worcestershire.

Naturally, as the first vehicle of its kind to be driven competitively up the hill, the Maloo established a record, laying down a challenge to other LCV marques with a best run of 38.6 seconds. For comparison, the current overall record, set by Martin Groves in an F1-style 450kW Gould, stands at 22.5sec.

Mr Cropley said the plan was not just to establish an LCV record time, but to “make it respectable enough to stick for a while”.

“Despite the track being dampish, and littered with wildlife that thought the hillclimb season had ended, we managed a 38.65 second run, “ he said.

“The Maloo’s huge torque, decent launch control and easy handling made the whole experience less of a chore than it should have been, too.”

Mark Constanduros, from Shelsley Walsh said: “We always welcome new ways of tackling the hill, and seeing such an incongruous vehicle blast up the track driven by one of our favourite journalists was quite something.

“I’m certain that it’ll lay down the gauntlet to manufacturers of other LCVs, though they’ll have to try hard to beat Steve’s time!”


Good enough???

[GasoLane]

Originally Posted by Bossxr8

Good enough???

Thank you.
I wonder how many HSV ute owners will rip the Chebby badges off and put Vauxhall ones on ?

[Tysonv48]

The ute is not called gt rspec I think it's called a super pursuit or something along those lines

[nstg8a]

Just pursuit.

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Tysonv48 VAUXHALL MALOO PICK-UP REVIEW



Price
£51,500 ($79k approx)

For Searing pace and capable handling make the Vauxhall Maloo great fun to drive, and with a huge covered load area, it’s reasonably practical if you only need seating for two.

Against The Maloo’s insatiable thirst for fuel and weak resale values mean the running costs aren't as reasonable as the purchase price. The interior is bland, too.


The Vauxhall Maloo blends supercar pace and pick-up truck styling. Few cars will get you as a many looks, but there are better ways to spend this sort of money.

http://www.whatcar.com/car-reviews/v...mary/26126-14/

[Tysonv48]

It's about the same as the maloo r8 which sits around $70 grand
I thought it would be more

[blackf6]

A light commercial ute would have to be able to carry a fair amount of weight in my opinion not less than 800kg.

[1TUFFUTE]

that yellow utes number plate looks familiar...like one in an aussie road comparo not long ago. 'desired'

no one else has run the course....WHAT A LAME **** STORY

[b2tf]

You bunch of whingers - if it was an FPV you'd all be saying how good it is.

Good on 'em for showing them Aussie cars are a good thing - regardless of badge.

[GasoLane]

Where does it say that no other commercial vehicle/ute has ever done the Shelsy Hill climb ?

[monte.b]

probably had a cheve badge on the rear of it too,bloody old dunnydore ,wouldnt pull the skin of a rice pudding,not only that but with a coil spring rear you couldnt put a dog in the rear without it bottoming out

[nstg8a]

Originally Posted by monte.b

probably had a cheve badge on the rear of it too,bloody old dunnydore ,wouldnt pull the skin of a rice pudding,not only that but with a coil spring rear you couldnt put a dog in the rear without it bottoming out

Didn't I read in here somewhere that the commodore ute actually has a higher load rating the the ford?

[aussie muscle]

Originally Posted by nstg8a

Didn't I read in here somewhere that the commodore ute actually has a higher load rating the the ford?

i thought it was the other way around? ford ute can still take one tonne because of the leaf rear suspension and separate tray?

anyway, good to see the poms embracing the HSV as a fun bit of kit.